The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin(1976)

Fantastically funny

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a British comedy series following a burned-out dessert company executive who stages his own death to escape the monotony of corporate life. After years of reinvention attempts, Reginald returns to his old job only to discover nothing has changed—and neither has he. When his cover is blown, he pivots to opening a chain of junk shops that unexpectedly flourishes. Success, however, breeds new anxieties: Perrin becomes convinced he's created something monstrous and sets out to dismantle his own empire. A darkly comic exploration of ambition, identity, and the futility of escape, the series captures the absurdity of midlife crisis with sharp wit and genuine pathos.